Manatee (AO 58) - Naval Cruise Book

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What was this deployment like? After sev- en months in foreign waters, steaming six out of every seven days, working 16-18 hours a: day; time spent in Hong Kong, Singapore, what do you remember? Only a glimpse — a few images pf the time — can be readily re- covered. In the following pages a few of the images have been captured. We supported a fleet engaged in the longest, most demanding war in America ' s history. We moved back and forth from a home base to a combat line hundreds of miles away providing a link with a home even far- ther away. We remember the sense of being a unit, of combining the talent and skills of men from all backgrounds to do a job and do it well. And the images of sunset over the border i of Red China, of moonlight on an endless sea, and of a ship alongside help re-create the experience. 64

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LTJG CALKINS presents Operations Department at Personnel Inspection. INSPECTIONS Good morning Captain, division standing by for your inspection. With these words the Division Of- ficers introduce their divisions for each inspection. Hours of preparaton — shining shoes, pressing clothes, and insuring that each man will be at his sharpest — precede the inspection. A last minute haircut, a final shave add that final touch. Inspections were held prior to each R R port, and awards and special recognition given at that time. Besides the personnel inspection, weekly space inspec- tions were held by the department hads. B Division stands ready to remove their hats os CAPT FAAS 66